Why I Accepted National Theatre Renaming in My Honour — Wole Soyinka

Why I accepted National Theatre renaming in my honour — Wole Soyinka

“First of all, I'm notorious for criticising the appropriation of public monuments by some of our past leaders, where everything ends up being named after them…”

Why I accepted renaming of National Theatre after me – Soyinka

GistReel Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has explained why he agreed to have the National Theatre in Lagos renamed in his honour, despite previously opposing the naming of public monuments after individuals. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu recently renamed the iconic cultural landmark, situated in Iganmu, Lagos, as the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts. Prof Woke Soyinka. Speaking at the reopening and re-dedication of the ref…

Soyinka Reacts As Tinubu Renames National Theatre After Him

Nigerian author and Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, on Wednesday said he accepted the renaming of the national theatre after him with mixed feelings. New Telegraph had earlier reported that the building, located in the Iganmu area of Lagos, has been renamed as the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts by President Bola... The post Soyinka Reacts As Tinubu Renames National Theatre After Him appeared first on New Telegraph.

No Honour Too Big For Soyinka, Says Tinubu As Renovated National Theatre Is Commissioned

October 02, (THEWILL) — President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday said the decision to rename the renovated National Arts Theatre after Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, was a fitting tribute to a man whose life’s work has placed Nigeria on the global map of literature, human rights, and creativity. The iconic structure in Iganmu, Lagos, now

“Why I accepted renaming of National Theatre after me,” Soyinka explains in trending video

91-year-old Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has explained the reason for accepting the renaming of the National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos, after him.

“I Was Forced To Accept It” — Soyinka Explains Renaming Of National Theatre Amid ₦68bn Renovation - TheNigeriaLawyer

Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka has revealed why he ultimately agreed to have the National Theatre in Lagos renamed after him, despite initial reservations, during the reopening of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative Arts (formerly the National Arts Theatre, Iganmu). Speaking on Tuesday, the renowned playwright admitted that he had once considered the historic complex “irredeemable and beyond repair,” citing deteriorated infrastru…